Adele Ducharme, right, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday morning at Saint Luke's Cushing Hospital. Ducharme is the hospital's chief executive officer. The hospital was celebrating its recent name change, which went into effect July 1, as well as a remodeled main lobby area.

1894

Saint Luke's Cushing Hospital is named after Harriet Cushing, who helped established the hospital in 1894.

$20 million

The Saint Luke’s Health System has announced a planned 5-year, $20-million investment to the hospital. Ducharme said upcoming improvement projects include things an expansion of the hospital's emergency room.